St. Andrew by the Bay

Five men and women and one youth joined the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil here at St. Andrew by the Bay on April 7, 2012. Five were fully initiated, receiving the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist. One, already baptized in another Christian faith tradition, was received into full communion with the Catholic Church.

One woman and three youth, already baptized in the Catholic Church as infants, completed their Christian initiation with the sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist.

"I feel so hopeful for the future and look forward to what God has in store for me."

"Everything is so much lighter and brighter for me now."

"My daughter kept giving me 'thumbs up' the whole time I was standing up there. And my son was an altar server at the Vigil, so he had a front row seat ― the look on his face when Fr. Jeff poured the water over my head was priceless."

"There's been a restructuring in my life during the RCIA process. Work isn't the center of my life anymore."

"It was wonderful at the Easter Vigil to look out at the assembly, to look out at that sea of smiling faces, so proud of us, so joyful. I am so thankful to be part of such a welcoming community."

"The week after Easter my daughter nudged me right before Communion and said, 'Dad, you get to go up with me this time!' That was great."

"I wasn't sure if my extended family would come to the Vigil ― after all, I'm leaving their faith. But they did, and they were so joyful for me. Even my brother didn't give me a hard time!"

"Fr. Jeff asked all the people at the Vigil who had come into the Church through RCIA to stand and wished them 'Happy Anniversary'. I was amazed to look around the church and see how many there were and that so many were faces of people I see at church all the time, involved in so many things. Next year, that will be me!"

"What's exciting for me, for all of us, is that we've only just begun this journey!"

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